Money carrier for women



Feb. 4, 1941. a. s. MELLE 2,230,258

MONEY CARRIER FOR WOMEN Filed Aug. 26, 1938 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 4, 1941 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE MONEY CARRIER FOR WOIWEN Bernard S. Miller, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 26, 1938, Serial No. 226,998

2 Claims.

My invention relates to the disposition of money on the person and includes among its objects and advantages the provision of an improved money carrier for women.

An object of my invention is to provide a money carrier designed to be carried on the person wherein the carrier embodies novel means for supporting billfolds and coin purses in a safe and convenient manner and in which novel means are incorporated for lending easy access to the purse or billfold. The carrier is in the nature of a pouch including separate chambers for housing the billfold and coin purse in which novel means are provided for partially elevating the billfold or the coin purse out of its respective compartment. I make use of a removable cover for the pouch, which cover is designed to provide an attractive appearance and may be removed from the pouch for washing purposes. The carrier is provided with means for connection with garments on the person and is so designed as to facilitate supporting connection with the person through the medium of suitable straps. I design the protective covering to take the form of a bag having an elastic mouth which normally remains closed but which is so designed as to be easily opened for lending access to the billfold and coin purse lifting means. The covering may be designed of material appropriately harmonizing with garments with which it is associatedywhile strap means for supporting purposes may be directly connected with the carrier and extended through slots in the covering.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is an elevational view of a portion of a garment showing my invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the opposite or rear face of the garment with certain parts of the device broken away for the sake of clearness;

Figure 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view along the line 4--4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view along the line 55 of Figure 2.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention, I make use of a carrier l which includes an inner unit 12 and a covering or enclosure l4. Unit I2 comprises a front wall It and a rear wall l8 which walls are stitched along their sides and bottom to provide a pouch, as indicated at 20. Between the walls I6 and i8 I position a partition 22 which is secured along its sides and bottom by the stitching 20. The walls and the partition may be formed of any suitable material and the arrangement of the parts is such as to provide pockets 24 and 26 for the reception of a coin purse and a billfold. Pockets 24 and 26 are open at their upper ends. Wall it includes tabs or extensions 28 slotted at 30 for the reception of attaching straps 32. Each tab or extension 28 includes a plurality of slots 30 so that the straps 32 may be selectively threaded through the slots to facilitate different arrangements for connecting purposes under different conditions of mounting.

In Figure 2, I illustrate each tab as being pro-,. vided with one strap and each strap is threaded through its respective slot, folded back upon itself to provide a loop 34 and the loop made secure by stitching along the line 35. Front wall I6 has its upper end terminating at 38 (see Fig. 4), while the partition. 22 terminates at 40 which is slightly above the line of termination 38. Rear wall I8 terminates at 42 which is higher than the line of termination 40.

Adjacent the outer face of the front wall 16 I mount a pull strap 44 which passes through a slot 46 in the wall and is folded back upon itself at 48 with the end of the strap secured to the partition 22 by stitching 50. The run of the strap lying outside the wall I6 is slidably enclosed within a guide 52 which may comprise fabric stitched to the wall along the lines 54. To the upper end of the pull strap 44 I connect a button or head 56 which constitutes a grip to facilitate a pull on the strap. In Figure 4, I illustrate an elastic band 58 as having its lower end made secure by the stitching 20 and its upper end secure to the loop 48 by stitching 60. Figure 4 illustrates the normal position of the loop 48 at which time the button or head 56 lies adjacent the upper end of the wall l6 and the guide 52. The purse contained in the pocket 26 may be elevated partly outside the pocket by exerting a pull on the strap 44. An upward pull on the strap 44 stretches the elastic band 58, which band draws the strap back to the normal position of Figure 4 as soon as the pull is released therefrom. It will thus be seen that the purse enclosed in the pocket 26 may be lifted to facilitate grasping thereof, while the front wall I6 is made shorter than the partition and the rear wall l8 so as to render the purse readily accessible for grasping purposes.

On the outer face of the rear Wall I8 I mount a pull strap 62 which extends through a slot 64 in the wall and is looped at 66, with the lower end 53 of the strap made secure by the stitching 50. The upper end of the pull strap 02 is provided with a button or head 68 which constitutes a grip, and which normally lies in abutting relation with the Wall I8 and the upper end of the guide I for the strap 62. Guide I0 is stitched to the wall I8 along the lines 12 in the same manner asthe guide 52. Pull strap 62 operates in the same manner as the pull strap 44 for elevating the billfold partly outside the pocket 24.

Unit I2, which embodies the pockets 24 and 26, is enclosed within covering I4 which is in the nature of a bag. The covering I4 is made a up of two pieces of material 16 and I8 stitched along the lines 80, 82 and 84, which lines of stitching are spaced to provide openings 80 for the straps 32 and additional straps 88. Section I8 is somewhat shorter than the section 16, as indicated at 90 in Figure 3. The two sections are provided with an elastic band 92 which draws the mouth of the covering or bag I4 closed for enclosing the coin purse and the billfold inside the pockets 20 and 26. Walls I6 and I8 and the partition 22 have tab extensions 94 to which the straps 88 may be attached by a pin 96.

In operation, the carrier may be directly connected with a garment such as a dress, with the carrier located on the chest. To this end, Figure 3 illustrates a portion of a garment at 98 which garment is slotted at I00 to provide access to the carrier. A flap I02 is stitched at I04 to the garment and is folded back upon itself to provide a flap I06 which provides a covering for the slot I00. To the inner face of the garment portion 98 I connect a facing I08 which is of larger area than the carrier, as illustrated in Figure 2. The piece I08 may comprise fabric of appropriate material rto blend harmoniously with the garment material in cases where such material might be transparent or of an open weave. Thus the piece I08 constitutes a mask for the carrier. Piece I08 is secured to the garment by stitching IIO. Flap I02 and the upper end of the section I6 are provided with snap fasteners II2 for supporting the carrier. The mouth of the covering or bag I4 is accessible through the slot I00, while the flap I06 provides a finishing flap which masks the slot from view.

Should additional supports be necessary for the carrier, the straps 32 may be pinned to the garment, as indicated at II4. In cases Where the carrier is mounted directly on the person,

long straps may be substituted for the short straps 32, which long straps mayencircle the body of the wearer, or the straps may be shaped to extend about the shoulders of the wearer. One long strap may be shaped to extend about the neck of the wearer, while another long strap may extend about the body. In any event, the carrier is preferably located on the chest between the breasts so as to be restrained from lateral shifting.

Straps 88, when pinned according to Figure 2, restrain the carrier from upward movement when a pull is exerted on either or both of the straps 44 and 62. Both straps 44 and 62 widen in the direction of their respective loops 48 and 66 so as to embody greater width throughout the reaches having lifting relation with the coin purse and billfold.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully illustrate my invention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

I claim:

1. A ladys money carrier of the type described, comprising a pocket adapted to be carried on the person, said pocket being adapted to house a money container, means for lifting the money container outwardly of the pockert, fastening straps connected with the pocket, and a decorative enclosure for said pocket, said decorative enclosure having slots for receiving said fastening straps and being detachably related to the pocket.

2. In a garment having a slot, a piece of fabric folded back upon itself to provide two flaps secured to the garment above the slot therein,

ment, a pocket adapted to house a money container, a covering for said pocket, said covering comprising walls stitched along three marginal edges with the walls separated along one wall to provide a slot located closely to the slot in said garment, the money container in said pocket being adapted to be moved through the slot in the covering, and a detachable connection between one wall of the covering and said attaching element.

. BERNARD S. MILLER. 

